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The first but secondary purpose of this
article is to introduce you this nifty networking tool:
which is well available from the Debian
GNU/Linux under the package name netcat
. (The drill:
apt-get install netcat
and you're done.) There are very
well written companion documentation by the anonymous software author,
and from which a well formatted Unix manual page by my fellow Debian
developers. Reading the companion documentation is really an
interesting experience. It would almost certainly reminds the gentle
reader that there is truly this kind of creature called Unix gurus
living somewhere at the large. That kind of hackish feeling,
think it, insists on and successful in being anonymous, after
written such an excellent piece of software. Only true Unix guru could
do that!
Since the netcat documentation is of such excellent quality, I will
not duplicate it here. (However, I recommend you read the netcat
documentation before reading this article.)
For those of you with
little patience, netcat could forward data stream from stdin to a
TCP or UDP socket, and from a TCP or UDP socket to stdout. Just like
the cat
program to forward data from stdin to
stdout. According to unconfirmed sources, that's the origin of the
netcat program name.
The second but primary purpose of this article is to show you how tedious and clueless an article author (like me) can be, introducing a piece of software which does not have any graphical user interface, or any interactive help system. Ya know, I would simply go crazy if I cannot capture a screenshot or two!
So here we introduce the nutty yescat for a purpose which will
show itself later: /usr/bin/yes
. Nearly nobody even
noticed it. But it quietly lies there in a corner of
for so long that nearly none of us latecomers
to the Linux world ever noticed it in any of our Linux systems.
Its origin remains a mystery. Its popularity is just as
! What does it do? Lets' see for our own eyes:
zw@q ~ % yes y y y y y y y
Isn't it wonderful? ;-) (Press ctrl-C
to stop the y's, otherwise
they'll march down the screen forever.) It can even say no too!
zw@q ~ % yes no no no no no no
In the following sections we will develop two companion utilities
with which we will eventually reinvent /usr/bin/yes
the help from /usr/bin/netcat
of course! Lets' start the
journey now!
The hub (hub.c) and cable (cable.c) utilities are certainly inspired by netcat which could forward data stream from a socket to stdout, and from stdin to a socket. Did I forget to recommend the netcat companion documentation for you to read? ;-) Hub is designed to be like a server, and cable is designed to be like a client. Instead of forwarding data between stdin/stdout and a socket, hub and cable forward and multiplex data from a socket to any other sockets. That's where the names come from. They're just like Ethernet hub and cable. Lets' see a screenshot. Yeah, screenshot! ;-)
zw@q ~ % ./hub lullaby internetworks lab: (server alike) hub $Revision: 1.2 $ Copyright (C) 2001 zhaoway <firstname.lastname@example.com> Usage: hub [hub buffer size] [tcp port number] [number of hub ports] o hub buffer size is in bytes. for example 10240. o tcp port number is at least 1024 so i do not need to be root. o number of hub ports is at least 2. happy. zw@q ~ %
Hub will listen on a TCP port simulating a many port Ethernet hub. Data come in from one hub port will be forwarded to other hub ports. You could test the hub alone without cable using netcat. Note: nc is the acronym for netcat.
ConA % ./hub 10240 10000 2
ConB % nc localhost 10000
ConC % nc localhost 10000
Then there is cable:
zw@q ~ % ./cable lullaby internetworks lab: (client alike) cable $Revision: 1.2 $ Copyright (C) 2001 zhaoway <email@example.com> Usage: cable [cable buffer size] [1st ip] [1st port] [2nd ip] [2nd port] .. o cable buffer size is in bytes. for example 10240. o ports should be listening or connection attempts will fail. o number of ip addr and port pairs is at least 2. zw@q ~ %
Cable is more or less like a shared Ethernet bus coaxial cable. It forwards and multiplexes data between listening socket daemons. Let's test it too.
ConA % nc -l -p 10000
ConB % nc -l -p 10001
ConC % ./cable 10240 127.0.0.1 10000 127.0.0.1 10001
There are some interesting techniques used in developing hub and
cable. Notably the select()
function call. But for now,
we will focus on our course to reinvent the /usr/bin/yes
first. ;-)
It's not a very easy task to reinvent /usr/bin/yes
using netcat and hub and cable. I could only give a cheat answer. And
that's why I need to set the buffer size command line argument. But
anyway, let's begin!
The main idea is as following. First we set up a three-port hub, then we using cable to connect two hub port together, after that we could using netcat to echo any character into the remain free hub port. It's like the following diagram:
| cable \|/ ,---------, | | | V V V ,--[ ]-------[ ]-------[ ]--. | A B C | | three-port hub | `---------------------------'
Because the nature of the hub, data sent in from port A, will be forwarded to port B and port C, since port B and C are connected by a cable, the data come out of the hub will go right back in, and then being multiplexed and forwarded to port A and circulating in the cable loop to eternity. Eventually port A will receive infinite copies of the original data sent in.
Lets' construct the device.
ConA % ./hub 10240 10000 3
ConB % ./cable 10240 127.0.0.1 10000 127.0.0.1 10000
Now after we finished construction of our device, then we will
using netcat to finally finish our reinvention of /usr/bin/yes
ConC % echo "y" | nc localhost 10000 y y y y y y
The tricky exercises left for the reader is: what if we change the buffer size of both cable and hub from 10240 to 1? You could try and see for yourself.
Have fun and good luck!
zhaoway lives in Nanjing, China. He divides his time among his
beautiful girlfriend, his old Pentium computer, and pure
mathematics. He wants to marry now, which means he needs money, ie., a
job. Feel free to help him come into the sweet cage of marriage by
providing him a job opportunity. He would be very thankful! He is also
another volunteer member of the Debian
GNU/Linux project.
Copyright © 2002, zhaoway.
Copying license http://www.linuxgazette.net/copying.html
Published in Issue 74 of Linux Gazette, January 2002

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The following information is provided by EHS:
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Robot Control
Difficulty: intermediate
This tutorial guides you through how to drive the servos on the robot, how to have it react to its environment through the use of sensors and as an extension how to control it over Bluetooth with a Wiimote.
It is recommended that you look through the Buttons and Switches tutorial before beginning this one.
- Raspberry Pi
- Robot chassis
- Custom Pi shield
- Battery pack
- Bluetooth dongle
- Extension: Wiimote
It is recommended to use one of our SD cards or images. If you are not then you will need: the RPi.GPIO library, our i2c library, a kernel allowing i2c and having loaded these drivers, preferably i2c drivers in userspace, python-smbus, python-bluez, to set your Bluetooth into discoverable mode (sudo hciconfig hci0 piscan
), python-cwiid if doing extension. See the downloads page for further information.
Inspect your robot, make sure everything is connected and decide on what sensors you have available to you.
First thing is to get the robot driving. Type
to get a console running, this does not need to be root for i2c control, however if you want to interface with other GPIO you will need to run as root (sudo python
) instead.
In your Python console:
#import our i2c libraries to be able to speak to the chip
import i2c
#start a connection to the chip, default frequency is 50Hz which is good for driving servos
servos = i2c.I2C()
Now that you have a connection to the i2c chip you may have to calibrate your servos.
This is done by sending pulses which should correspond to stationary and then adjusting a screw on each servo until they stop. Make sure your robot doesn't drive off the desk!
So type:
to set pulses going to the servos and adjust these screws until the servos stop.
Now everything's calibrated, let's test out our control!
The setSpeeds
function takes two arguments, the speed for the left motor and the speed for the right. Each of these varies between -100 and 100, respectively full reverse and full forwards, with 0 being stationary.
To have your robot ramp through its different speeds and then stop:
import time
for i in range(-100,100):
Great! Now you know how to make your robot move. Feel free to play around for a bit and get comfortable with these controls, practice making it turn on the spot or try to drive in a square.
So far you've had to have it tethered, what if you want it to roam free?
First let's have it move autonomously. If you've already done the Image Processing tutorial you can put some of that knowledge and code to use, your image detection/tracking can now become following. From the centre coordinates you can tell which side of the robot the image is, if you then use speeds for each motor proportional to distance from centre of the image you should be chasing it quickly.
If you haven't done this and don't want to there are several other control methods available.
If your robot is equipped with bump switches then you can continuously check if either switch is hit and try to respond appropriately.
#after having set-up inputs appropriately as in Buttons and switches tutorial (or refer to cheat sheet)
#set the robot driving
leftBumpPin = 21
rightBumpPin = 18
while True:
if (GPIO.input(leftBumpPin)):
#here you may choose to turn right, spin on the spot, reverse and turn right, etc.
if (GPIO.input(rightBumpPin)):
#appropriate actions if right bumper hit
Now let's try and control it remotely over Bluetooth.
We could dynamically search for Bluetooth devices to try to decide which to connect to with bluetooth.discover_devices()
and bluetooth.lookup_name(bdaddress)
but because you probably don't want to accidentally connect to someone else's robot it might be better to code in the address to connect to (or if you don't want someone to steal your robot a white-list of addresses allowed to connect, or even a password for control).
Find out your robot's Bluetooth address by, in a terminal, running
hciconfig | grep "BD Address"
This should return something in the form of
BD Address: 00:15:83:XX:XX:XX ACL MTU: 339:8 SCO MTU: 128:2
Make a note of this BD Address.
We will need 2 programs, a server running on the Pi and a client running on what you want to connect with.
Let's start with the server. In a file called bluetooth-server.py:
import bluetooth
import i2c
#create a socket on bluetooth
#RFCOMM is one of several protocols bluetooth can use
#choose a port number, must be same on client and server, 1 is fine
port = 1
#bind our socket to this port, the "" indicates we are happy to connect
#on any available bluetooth adapter
#listen for any incoming connections
#accept connections and create the client socket
client_sock,address = server_sock.accept()
print("Accepted connection from ", address)
#Now is a good time to initialise our servos
#maybe light an LED to indicate success as well
servos = i2c.I2C()
while True:
#now everything is set-up we're ready to receive data
#print what we've received for debugging
print( "received [%s]" % data)
#now we've got data it's up to you want you want to do with it!
#We recommend sending tuples and decoding them as speeds to send
#ensure client and server are consistent
#when finished be sure to close your sockets
Now for the client. In bluetooth-client.py:
import bluetooth
#insert here the address of the Pi that you noted earlier
bd_addr = "00:15:83:XX:XX:XX"
#port must be consistent with server
port = 1
#create a socket and connect to the server
sock = bluetooth.BluetoothSocket(bluetooth.RFCOMM)
#we're now ready to send data!
#This will repeatedly send what a user types, you will probably want to
#decide a format and check for it here so it can be easily decoded the
#other side
while True:
input = raw_input("What would you like to send? ")
if (input == "quit"):
#close up when finished
If you run each of these (server on the Pi, client on your machine), you should be able to send message over Bluetooth, great! Try to set it so you can send tuples of speeds, or maybe forward 5 to drive for 5 seconds and left or right to turn.
You can even try to get Pis talking to each other and sharing their sensor data or trying to work together. It's up to you!
Examples of Bluetooth programs: bluetooth-client.py, bluetooth-server.py
EXTENSION: Wiimote Control
With a bit of coding and some help from our Wiimote tutorial, you should now be able to drive the robot with a Wiimote using either buttons, accelerometer or a mix. If you want to run your program at boot you should modify /etc/rc.local (as root) and add python /home/pi/wiimote.py
. This is recommended as there can be USB issues when unplugging Ethernet which may break the Bluetooth connection.
An example of Mario Kart style controls: wiimote.py


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AFTER MARRIAGE: read from bottom to top.


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1. A remote compromise in the Database server in Oracle 8 and 9i on
all platforms could result in a hacker executing any function
from any system library. A system library is a compilation of
functions that are commonly used in a particular Operating
System (OS). For instance, these libraries may contain functions
that open a common shell for that OS. By establishing a remote
connection to the Oracle Database server's listening port (TCP
1521) masqueraded as an Oracle process, a hacker could trick the
Oracle Database server into executing any function from any of
these libraries even though the attacker has not authenticated
to the server with a user name and password. The function would
be called with the permissions of the Oracle processes
(typically full system permissions). Commands executed with
these permissions could result in significant damage to your
system. For a more detailed explanation of this
vulnerability and its workaround, see NGSSoftware's advisory
<http://www.nextgenss.com/advisories/oraplsextproc.txt> and
Oracle's Security Alert # 29.
2. Oracle 9iAS for Solaris, Windows and HP-UX machines has a PL/SQL
module that allows remote users to call special procedures
stored on a database server. Multiple buffer overflows have been
found in relation to this PL/SQL module. Each overflow can
result in the execution of arbitrary code with the permissions
of the Oracle Apache Web service. By default, this service runs
with the permissions of the local SYSTEM account in Windows.
This would allow a hacker to execute any code with full
privileges. For a more detailed explanation of this
vulnerability and its workaround, see NGSSoftware's advisory
<http://www.nextgenss.com/advisories/oraplsbos.txt> and Oracle's
Security Alert # 28.
3. Oracle 9iAS's Web server on all platforms supports JavaServer
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Presented at the Third International Conference on Creationism, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 18–23, 1994. Published in: Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Creationism, R. E. Walsh (editor), pp. 485–496.
© 1994 Creation Science Fellowship, Inc. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. All Rights Reserved.
The "classical" model for regional metamorphic zones presupposes elevated temperatures and pressures due to deep burial and deformation/tectonic forces over large areas over millions of years— an apparent insurmountable hurdle for the creationist framework. One diagnostic metamorphic mineral is garnet, and variations in its composition have long been studied as an indicator of metamorphic grade conditions. Such compositional variations that have been detected between and within grains in the same rock strata are usually explained in terms of cationic fractionation with changing temperature during specific continuous reactions involving elemental distribution patterns in the rock matrix around the crystallizing garnet. Garnet compositions are also said to correlate with their metamorphic grade.
However, contrary evidence has been ignored. Compositional patterns preserved in garnets have been shown to be a reflection of compositional zoning in the original precursor minerals and sediments. Compositional variations between and within garnet grains in schists that are typical metapelites at Koongarra in the Northern Territory, Australia, support this minority viewpoint. Both homogeneous and compositionally zoned garnets, even together in the same hand specimen, display a range of compositions that would normally reflect widely different metamorphic grade and temperature conditions during their supposed growth. Thus the majority viewpoint cannot explain the formation of these garnets. It has also been demonstrated that the solid-solid transformation from a sedimentary chlorite precursor to garnet needs only low to moderate temperatures, while compositional patterns only reflect original depositional features in sedimentary environments. Thus catastrophic sedimentation, deep burial and rapid deformation/tectonics with accompanying low to moderate temperatures and pressures during, for example, a global Flood and its aftermath have potential as a model for explaining the "classical" zones of progressive regional metamorphism.
Regional Metamorphism, Grade Zones, Garnets, Compositional Zoning, Sedimentary Precursors
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Puello's name linked to Miami clinic
The Mets released a statement on Tuesday about Cesar Puello, who is among five more players connected to a South Florida clinic that's been linked to performance-enhancing drugs, according to an ESPN "Outside the Lines" report.
"Because of the ongoing investigation, we have no comment. We refer all questions to Major League Baseball," the team said.
The report also named Astros outfielder Fernando Martinez, Padres shortstop Everth Cabrera, A's reliever Jordan Norberto and Padres reliever Fautino De Los Santos. Sources told ESPN that these names were also on a list that seemed to indicate players who had received drugs.
The network's investigation suggested that Nationals left-hander Gio Gonzalez, one of the high-profile stars previously linked to Anthony Bosch's now-shuttered Coral Gables, Fla., clinic did not receive banned substances.
Major League Baseball is continuing its own independent investigation of the claims, which have alleged that Gonzalez, Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun, Rangers slugger Nelson Cruz, Blue Jays outfielder Melky Cabrera, Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal and Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli are among some two dozen players who received performance-enhancing substances from Biogenesis. All have denied improper activity; Braun and Cervelli explained they used Bosch as a consultant last year.
The twist is that the most recent revelations exempt Gonzalez. ESPN reported, "[Two] sources, speaking independently, identified Gonzalez as the only Bosch client named thus far who did not receive performance-enhancing drugs. A document ... bolsters their case: On a computer printout of clients, Gonzalez, identified by the code name 'Gladiator,' is said to have received $1,000 worth of substances, but under 'notes' are several substances not banned by Major League Baseball: 'gluthetyn' [which a source said was a misspelling of glutathione], 'IM [intramuscular] shots' and amino acids.
"Glutathione is an anti-oxidant, and one source said the 'IM shots' Gonzalez received were 'MICs,' a medically dubious but legal combination of methionine, inositol and choline, often used for weight loss."
The Astros, through a spokesman, declined comment on Martinez.
ESPN noted that three of the five new players named -- Puello, De Los Santos and Martinez -- are clients of the Brooklyn-based ACES sports agency run by Seth and Sam Levinson. The others, Cabrera and Norberto, were formerly represented by the firm.
From the report: "All told, 10 players identified as Biogenesis clients have ties to ACES, and most have been connected by sources or documents as having worked with Juan Carlos Nunez, who worked for ACES as a liaison to players. Seth and Sam Levinson have said they had no knowledge of Nunez's extensive work with Biogenesis, and said he was temporarily employed by them as a contractor.
"Seth Levinson declined comment Tuesday on the new documents and the players named, but issued a statement denying the agency's knowledge: 'Other than those players who have previously tested positive, we have seen no evidence to conclude that any of the players mentioned recently in the media were involved with performance-enhancing drugs.
"As we've stated unequivocally before: Anyone who knows us knows that it is absolutely ridiculous to think that we would ever condone the use of performance-enhancing drugs. We have represented many hundreds of players over 25 years, and our track record makes it perfectly clear that we do things the right way. Neither Sam nor I or anyone else at ACES have ever met or even heard of Anthony Bosch until the recent news stories nor does anyone have any knowledge of or connection to Biogenesis.
"Moreover, Juan Nunez ceased doing work on behalf of the agency as soon as we learned of his wrongdoing in the Melky Cabrera situation. The [Major League Baseball Players Association's] investigation into that matter found that we had no involvement in or knowledge of any wrongdoing. Similarly, in this case, we are not involved and do not have any knowledge as to what took place or who was involved. We don't think it is responsible to speculate further given the complete lack of evidence.'"
Melky Cabrera, Grandal and Bartolo Colon have previously been suspended for testing positive for PEDS.
MLB, in cooperation with the MLBPA, announced enhanced drug testing at the Owners Meetings in Paradise Valley, Ariz., in January that included year-round blood testing for human growth hormone and the establishment of baseline levels that make it easier to detect synthetic testosterone.


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WikiLeaks, which released Democratic National Committee emails days before the party's national convention earlier this year, wouldn't say who or what campaign would be affected by the upcoming U.S. election leaks. Assange said speculation that he or WikiLeaks intend to harm Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton is "false."
Asked whether he feels any personal affinity with Clinton's Republican rival, Donald Trump, Assange replied: "I feel personal affinity really, I think, with all human beings."
"I certainly feel sorry for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump," he added. "These are two people that are tormented by their ambitions in different ways."
Sweden is seeking Assange's extradition in a rape investigation. He hasn't left the Ecuadorean Embassy in London since 2012. Assange denies the rape allegation and says he fears being extradited to the U.S. to face espionage charges if he leaves.
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What kinds of entertainers should I hire?
If you want to make your party super fun and exciting then it's a good idea to hire some awesome entertainment. Some options include: Henna tattoo artists, psychics, palm readers, Polynesian dancers, belly dancers, acrobats, fire breathers, fire dancers, face and body painters, caricature artists, ventriloquists, comedians, and stilt walkers. Other forms of entertainment to consider include: petting zoos, arcade video games, carnival games and rides, photo booths, and oxygen bars.


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Tuesday, February 5, 2013
ISGS February 2013 Webinar – Best Genealogy Present You Can Give Yourself: Citing Your Sources
Citing sources was one of the most highly requested webinar topics we received in 2012. We're listening and we hope you will join us on February 12, when Harold Henderson will present Best Genealogy Present You Can Give Yourself: Citing Your Sources.
Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 8:00 pm Central
Description: Footnotes are not just for professors anymore. The secret is not where to put the commas—it's understanding the record you're looking at.
Presenter: Harold Henderson, CG
Harold Henderson, CGsm, lives and works in northwest Indiana and on midwestroots.net. He has been a professional writer since 1979 and a professional genealogist since 2009. He serves on the board of the Association of Professional Genealogists and is a member of the publicity committee for the 2013 Federation of Genealogical Societies conference in Fort Wayne. He has published articles in American Ancestors Journal (annual supplement to the New England Historical and Genealogical Register), the NGS Magazine, Illinois and five other state quarterlies, and Archives.com. He blogs at midwesternmicrohistory.blogspot.com.
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I want to make, "A brace of coneys" stew. It needs to sort of feel like rabbit is in there, but don't have any rabbit. What would be an easy to find, suitable substitute?
I've never even had rabbit so I am really clueless here. Can I add certain spices to beef? chicken? What would you suggest?


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Polarized Light Microscopy Digital Image GalleryAngora Rabbit WoolThe Angora rabbit is the variety most commonly raised for wool production. The fiber generated by the longhaired animals is soft, fine, and much warmer than sheep's wool. View a second image of Angora Rabbit Wool Angora rabbits are sometimes said to have originated in the Ankara region of Turkey, but little evidence supports this claim. The rabbits may have only received their moniker because of the remarkable similarity between their hair and that of the Angora goat, which is also often alleged to have been initially developed through selective breeding in that region. The first Angora rabbit did not appear in England until the late 1700s, when they began being raised there in order that their luxurious wool could be spun into yarn for clothing solely worn by nobility. The beautiful, gentle-tempered animals soon became pets for the wealthy as well, and were eventually brought to the United States sometime following the First World War. Today, the animals continue to serve the dual purpose of pets and wool producers in various locations around the world, but are most popular in France and England. The hair of the Angora rabbit is typically allowed to grow three or more inches long before it is clipped, sheared, or plucked. These hair removal processes generally cause no harm to the animals and are carried out four times each year. The total annual yield for a single Angora rabbit ranges from 7 to 14 ounces, which may be spun into enough yarn to construct one small garment, such as a short-sleeved sweater. Items composed of Angora rabbit wool are usually of high quality and tend to have a very nice feel against the skin. Indeed, many people who find garments made of sheep's wool scratchy and uncomfortable find Angora wool to be a surprisingly cozy alternative. Questions or comments? Send us an email.© 1998-2022 by Michael W. Davidson and The Florida State University. All Rights Reserved. No images, graphics, scripts, or applets may be reproduced or used in any manner without permission from the copyright holders. Use of this website means you agree to all of the Legal Terms and Conditions set forth by the owners.
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Here's a great site for geeks and laypeople alike: How Secure is My Password?, which performs as advertised. Enter a password into the textbox, and you'll be told the maximum time it would take for a desktop PC to generate that password using the brute force method. (Of course, if I wanted to spend less time cracking people's passwords, I'd try a dictionary attack, given how many people who use ordinary dictionary words.)
It's also an example of how some very simple programming – it's written by people who'd be considered "web designers" rather than developers (although I'd consider them developers) – can still create something useful and even beautiful. How Secure is My Password? is HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript with jQuery and some downloadable fonts; if you've been meaning to look into web client development, go visit the site, take a look at the source code, and start crafting your own useful widgets!


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Boston Irish Commentary
Following is the sermon delivered by the pastor of St. Gregory's Parish, Rev. Jack Ahern, to his congregation at Masses last Saturday and Sunday:
"Seamus Heaney was one of the great Irish poets of our time. The Nobel laureate's work reflected the profound... Read more
For once, President Donald Trump has told the truth. He professes that nothing is more important to him than the proverbial "red, white, and blue." That truth materialized as he stood alongside Vladimir Putin in... Read more
Isn't it remarkable how the entire world came together to support and pray for the twelve boys and their leader trapped in a cave in Thailand? The outpouring of sympathy and hope is all the more amazing given the... Read more
For several years now most Americans have been disappointed by a federal government in Washington that features constant bickering, outlandish statements from all sides, little being done to correct such problems as a... Read more
The United States of America is the most powerful country on earth. Our economy is doing very well, there are plenty of jobs for all who want to work, and our military is by far the strongest of all nations. We are the most desirable country in the world... Read more
When is a cake not a cake? When it becomes a matter of conscience or freedom of religion. The refusal of a Colorado baker to make (or create) a cake for a same sex marriage does not rise to that level. But even if it did, that does not outweigh the... Read more
Irish-American sycophants in step with 'The Man Who Would Be King'
The stench of corruption has spread across the United States from Washington where The Potomac Swamp has swelled into President Trump's Lagoon, and as our... Read more
For most Americans, the British vote to leave the European Union is not a daily concern. Or even a concern at all. But the vote by British citizens to leave Europe is requiring complex new agreements between the leaders of... Read more
"You just call on me… when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on."
– "Lean on Me," composed by Bill Withers.
One of our town's most treasured artists, the Irish dancer Kieran Jordan, has discovered the meaning of that sentiment from Bill... Read more
Northern Ireland today is operating as a nonfunctioning state without local government leadership. It is being administered and financed by British politicians from London on a part-time basis since the North's political leaders have been unable to agree... Read more
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Political parties frequently undergo changes in their leadership, but rarely do they completely reverse the face of their public image. With Martin McGuinness's death and Gerry Adams's resignation as leader of Sinn Fein in Ireland, the party is embarking... Read more
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Cardinal Bernard Law, the former archbishop of Boston who left our city in disgrace amid the clergy child abuse scandal that was exposed by brave victims, attorneys, and reporters at the Boston Phoenix and the Boston Globe, died in... Read more
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We are unable to find iTunes on your computer. To buy and download BulletFlight by Runaway Technology, Inc., get iTunes now.
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Note: This is the highest level of BulletFlight (level M, Military). Also see BulletFlt L1 and BulletFlt L2 for lower-cost alternatives.
Knight's Armament BulletFlight is a military-grade ballistic computer that provides quick solutions in the field. BulletFlight does not output information in table format but rather dynamically gives you the solution you need now to make that shot. Current weather conditions including temperature, pressure, humidity, wind speed, and wind direction can be input, as well as angles to the target as measured by the built-in accelerometer. The app then provides highly detailed solutions out to 3000 meters. Your weapon profile includes your scope MOA/mRad per click, and hence when you provide a range to the target, the app will simply show how many clicks you need to change the scope by for that range and wind speed.
Includes over 1400 projectiles including carefully-measured G7 BC database for VLD bullets. BulletFlight's G7 data is courtesy of Bryan Litz and I recommend his book: http://www.appliedballisticsllc.com/index_files/Book.htm
Up to five ballistic coefficients with corresponding velocity thresholds may be used for each profile to enhance accuracy, or use a single G1, G7, or G8 value.
Several built-in profiles for the Army's M110 and M110C semi-automatic precision rifle, the Army's new XM2010 sniper rifle, the 14.5 inch SR16 rifle, The 50 BMG M107, .308 M40A3, .308 M24, and the 6.5mm KAC PDW allow you to get started quickly. You may alter these profiles, or add new ones.
This app is currently in combat use by military snipers in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Built-in profiles for common military rifles, but easily add more custom profiles.
Accurate bullet database with most major brands.
3000 meters range (2000 using simple screen).
Fast and accurate ballistic computation using G1, G7, or G8 ballistic coefficients.
Easy to use interface yet powerful and full featured. All relevant data on screen all at once.
User interface designed to minimize chance of input errors.
"Simple Screen" with distance wheel, but also "Full" screen where any exact range may be used.
Output in inches, cm, MOA, Mils, and scope clicks.
Option for Metric units. In most cases imperial and metric are visible at the same time.
Direct input for scopes with either MOA or mRad metric input (such as Schmidt & Bender).
Calculates 360 degree wind drift using either degree of O'Clock format input.
Wind speed may be specified in either miles-per-hour or meters-per-second.
Advanced atmospheric model.
Uses GPS to locate nearest weather station and then automatically gets weather data and altitude for ballistic computation.
Sight-in weather may be logged and stored for automatic normalization to standard conditions. So you may sight in at any temperature or altitude and later be accurate at any other temperature or altitude.
Built-in accelerometer will detect angle for improved accuracy.
Computes actual BCs from collected data. Some users will do this for each log of ammo before a mission.
Built-in mil-dot range calculator.
Calculates bullet twist / stability with a highly-accurate formula.
Computes bullet spin drift.
Built-in help screen.
Also see my other apps:
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BulletFlight L2
What's New in Version 4.0.0
Added 299 more bullets to database.
Ballistic calculations even faster.
Added 300 AAC BLACKOUT, M110C, and XM2010 rifle
Corrected any reported issues.
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Crazy Ex Girlfriend Turns Into A Whale While Leaving Voicemail [FBHW]
Breakups are hard, both parties are often left feeling hurt and lost. But when you summon enough courage to call you ex, be sure you don't moan like narwhal. If you do, you might end up being the butt of a rather internet joke. The girl in this voicemail doesn't heed my advice and instead moans like an orca whale.
See what Free Beer and Hot Wings have to say about this sad mammal below.
Boy, and she even waited to hangup until she got that last one in there... - Hot Wings
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Find out how to identify minerals (...and learn what shape, luster, color, streak, hardness, cleavage and fracture are all about!)
Like real gold, pyrite is a brassy yellow color. But unlike gold, pyrite is not worth large amounts of money. That's because it is a very common mineral. It is found in all three rocks types: sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic.
Pyrite is made up of the elements iron (Fe) and sulfur (S). Although pyrite is common and contains a high percentage of iron, it has never been mined for its iron content. During World War II, pyrite was mined for its sulfur to produce sulfuric acid, an industrial chemical.
- Shape: Cubic ((Crystals usually look like cubes, octahedrons or dodecahedrons.)
- Luster: Metallic
- Color: Yellow gold
- Streak: Greenish black
- Hardness: 6 to 6.5 on Mohs Hardness Scale
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Steamed Pumpkin Cake....method of making illustrated by series of pictures :) able to understand the steps easily or is it confusing?
Saturday, July 31, 2010
6 comments:
- Cheah said...
I made a steamed cake too, with wolfberries for decor. Will post soon. Kiv yours too!
- August 1, 2010 at 8:21 AM
- Peng said...
hope u see urs soon!
- August 1, 2010 at 12:29 PM
- Cheah said...
Hi Peng
Angie asked me how come the steamed cake has so many craters, (yours and mine also have them). I did tap the bubbles before I put it in the steamer. Guess we're amateurs, that's why. Those sold commercially have a better looking smooth surface. - August 3, 2010 at 7:00 AM
- Peng said...
i also bang the pan several times hahaha still so many craters loh...maybe also due to the heat? cos steaming very difficult to control the temp we want, as u said we are greenhorns also :)
- August 3, 2010 at 10:44 AM
- yenling said...
hi Peng,
d pumpkin puree is it cooked? or just puree raw pumpkin?
I wanto try ts yummy steam cake soon =)
Thanks alot - August 6, 2010 at 8:14 PM
- Peng said...
yenling...yes u need to steam the pumpkin b4 pureeing.
- August 6, 2010 at 9:15 PM
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REUTERS Friday, 26 October 2012 07:27 AM EDT
President Barack Obama said in an interview released on Thursday that the next important step for making the U.S. financial sector safer is to make sure executive pay is less closely tied to risky bets.
In an interview to be published on Friday in Rolling Stone magazine, Obama said that despite passage of Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation, there is more to be done to make financial markets safe after the damage caused by the crisis of 2007-2009.
"The single biggest thing that I would like to see is changing incentives on Wall Street and how people get compensated," Obama said. It's questionable, even after enactment of Dodd-Frank reforms, that those incentives have completely been changed, he added.
Editor's Note: Obama Donor Banned This Video But You Can Watch it Here
The Rolling Stone interview stirred controversy because of the president's use, at one point, of a barnyard epithet that some saw as an attack on Republican Mitt Romney.
The White House did not dispute the remarks but a re-election campaign official stressed that the comments were "part of a casual conversation at the end of the interview." The wide-ranging interview covers Obama's first term, what he views as his biggest accomplishments and his fierce fight with Romney for the White House.
The president and Romney are running neck and neck ahead of the Nov. 6 election and have stepped up their campaigning. Obama points to financial reform as a signature accomplishment of his four years in office and says the overhaul will prevent a repeat of the devastating crisis that caused the loss of more than 8 million jobs and erased an estimated $19 trillion in household wealth.
However Dodd-Frank reforms are deeply unpopular with the financial industry and many businesses, who say an avalanche of new requirements stands in the way of hiring new workers and making fresh investments, thus holding back the broader economic recovery. Romney has promised to repeal provisions of the 2010 Dodd-Frank law if elected.
Obama said the stability of markets is still at risk because people making risky bets are handsomely rewarded if the bets pay off, but face limited consequences if those bets go sour.
"It tilts the whole system in favor of very risky behavior," he said. "By the time the chickens come home to roost, they're still way ahead of the game."
Such changes are not entirely up to passing laws in Washington and may require shareholders or company directors to act, Obama said. Changes to the executive compensation system cannot entirely be legislated, he said.
Another challenge to ensuring greater financial stability in the future will be to ensure that the rules that prohibit banks that receive government backstop from making risky trades — the so-called Volcker Rule — is adequately enforced, Obama said.
Progress in implementing the rule was slowed when regulators received thousands of comment letters.
Two influential U.S. senators on Thursday urged regulators to resolve differences and finish writing the rules before the end of the year.
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A Victoria father has died after an accident ended in tragedy at a trampoline park in Richmond Saturday.
Family and friends have identified the man on social media as Jay Greenwood, a Victoria-based contractor.
The exact events that took place leading up to Greenwood's death are under investigation by Richmond RCMP, who said in a statement Wednesday that a 46-year-old man was with his two children when he allegedly performed "a series of acrobatic manoeuvres prior to a fall that caused serious injury and cardiac arrest."
BC Ambulance Services confirmed an unidentified man was taken to hospital at about 7 p.m., and was listed in critical condition.
Witnesses who were at the Richmond Extreme Air Park said Greenwood was jumping into a foam pit when he broke his neck.
Trampoline parks have become more common across B.C. in recent years. According to the Extreme Air Park website, there are three locations owned by the company in B.C. and one in Calgary.
Following the incident, witnesses have taken to social media voicing their outrage on how the park handled the accident, as well as concerns around the safety protocols in place.
In a post on Facebook, witness Charlie Bouzakis, who was at the park with his kids, called the incident "unbelievable, horrible," alleging that three teen employees were on site at the time of the accident.
"Staff had no idea what to do and I called 911," another witness, Karm Leyegh, wrote on Facebook.
In a response on Bouzakis posts, Austin Dremeneau – who said he was speaking on behalf of Extreme Air Park – claimed that protocols were followed and that "although our team were supervising, it is impossible to prevent any accident that happens in such an instantaneous manner, that is not a result of equipment failure, even with a one-to-one staff to customer ratio."
"This circumstance weighs heavy on all of our hearts," he wrote.
Black Press Media has put calls out to the Richmond air park.
Family and friends mourn loss
According to Facebook posts from his family and friends, those close to Greenwood were on their way to Vancouver to say their goodbyes Monday.
"For those of you who knew him, you'll know he was the most hilarious cantankerous bastard you could ever meet," his sister, Adrienne Leigh Greenwood wrote.
"Most importantly he was an amazing daddy to his little girls who he just loved more than life itself."
In an update posted Wednesday, Adrienne said her brother has been approved as an organ donor, and that "some lucky human being will receive the biggest strongest heart on the planet."
Dwight Fengstad wrote, "the most awesome, happy, interesting and friggan successful cool ginger duded on the planet died doing what he loves…. playing with his daughters at a trampoline park in Van…"
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iOS/Android: Circle of 6 is a free app for iOS and Android devices that lets you build a circle of six friends or trusted people to quickly call on when you're in danger and need help, in a bad situation with someone else, or need to reach the authorities. With one touch, the app pings your trusted friends or emergency services with your request for help, along with your current location so they can find you.
Circle of 6 is primarily designed to prevent domestic and sexual violence, and help people who may find themselves in a dangerous or uncomfortable situation get out of it quickly—either thanks to their best friends or thanks to police or other authorities. Still, the idea is sound for anyone who may need help that doesn't necessarily involve calling 911: if your car's broken down and you need a lift, one tap sends your friends a message saying you're in trouble along with the address where you are so they can pick you up. If you're in the middle of a horrible date and need a distraction, the app can help with that too.
Whether you install it on your own phone or suggest it to a good friend, Circle of 6 is worth an install. It's available now for free in the iTunes App Store and at Google Play.
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By: Cyrus Adler
American lawyer; member of the national House of Representatives; born in Peoria, Illinois, Feb. 23, 1852; educated in the public schools there, at Washington University, St. Louis, and at the Harvard Law School, from which he graduated in 1871. He has since practised law in St. Louis, and is the author of a work on bankruptcy law. He was the Republican nominee for the 50th Congress, but was defeated; was renominated for the 51st Congress and elected.
- Official Congressional Directory 51st Congress, 1st session, 3d edition.


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"I said a hip hop
the hippie the hippie
to the hip hip hop, you don't stop the rock it
to the bang bang boogie, say up jumped the boogie
to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat"
It's possible you're at a crossroads right now between finishing the lyrics to this song and reading this article. Go ahead; sing a little more if you can -- we're right there with you …
"Now what you hear is not a test -- I'm rappin' to the beat
and me, the groove, and my friends are gonna try to move your feet
see I am Wonder Mike and I'd like to say hello
to the black, to the white, the red, and the brown, the purple and yellow"
Finished yet? No?
"But first I gotta bang bang the boogie to the boogie
say up jump the boogie to the bang bang boogie
let's rock, you don't stop
rock the riddle that will make your body rock …"
If you made it to this verse and still have more lyrics in you, then you probably know these are from one of the first hip-hop, or rap, songs ever recorded -- "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang. You might remember the song from when it first hit the airways sprinting toward gold, or maybe you're flashing to a little old lady in the Adam Sandler movie, "The Wedding Singer." While it's true that in October 1979 this was the first hip-hop song to garner gold, it by no means represents the beginning of hip-hop.
Global Graffiti With the aid of the Internet, graffiti has gone global. Web sites like Art Crimes, @149st, Aero, Éiresol Style
and many others unite taggers from around the world. Most sites include
vast archives of photos, and you'll also find blogs, videos, articles,
newsletters and interviews. |
Another thing to clear up is this: If you think hip-hop and rap are synonymous, you're a little off the mark. While it's accurate to say that rap is hip-hop, it's not entirely accurate to say that hip-hop is rap. Hip-hop is a cultural movement akin to Art Deco and the Harlem Renaissance, and, much like these movements, it incorporates several elements. Most hip-hop historians speak of four elements of hip-hop: tagging (graffiti), b-boying (break dancing), emceeing (MCing) and rapping. One of the visual elements -- graffiti -- technically came first, but at that time it wasn't part of hip-hop culture because hip-hop didn't exist. DJing and MCing (and eventually rapping) started the hip-hop movement, with dance and style following closely thereafter.
If you look at the movement from its beginnings up to today, you'll see that these elements have expanded into broader terms:
- Visual art, which includes graffiti as well as other graphic arts and film
- The written and spoken word, which includes MCing, rapping and performance poetry
- Physical movement, which includes a variety of hip-hop dance styles
- Style, which includes clothing and other objects of fashion
Lyrics aren't the only words of the hip-hop movement. Poetry has also
found a home in hip-hop, by way of spoken word -- the process of
reciting original poetry or the work of another in front of a group or
audience. It should be noted that performance poetry isn't confined to
the realm of hip-hop, but it has steadily been gaining footing within
the movement for many years. If you've seen an episode of Russell
Simmons' HBO TV series, Def Poetry Jam, which premiered in 2002, then
you know what it is. A number of noted poets and celebrities have
appeared on the show, including Amiri Baraka, Ani DiFranco, DMX, George
Clinton, Erykah Badu, Kanye West, KRS-One, Lou Reed, Nikki Giovanni,
Smokey Robinson, Sonia Sanchez and Wyclef Jean.
In this article, we'll take a closer look at each of the elements of hip hop. But first, let's go back -- way back -- and explore the beginnings of this 30-year-old movement.


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171 prisoners are now held at Guantanamo, including some from the first batch 10 years ago
Many detainees have been released or transferred to third countries over the past decade
"Gitmo" has been a focal point of debates about habeas corpus and alleged abuse
Human rights lawyers dub a detention facility in Afghanistan "the new Guantanamo"
Exactly 10 years ago Wednesday, the first batch of terrorist suspects seized in Pakistan and Afghanistan arrived at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on board a C-141 transport plane. From freezing nights in the depths of the Afghan winter, the 20 detainees stepped into a tropical breeze looking dazed and bedraggled.
As more arrived over the next weeks, then-U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld described them as the "the worst of the worst." And a few weeks after GTMO (as it quickly became known) opened its doors, President George W. Bush said the detainees were not entitled to the protection of the Geneva Conventions – because they were not part of a regular army.
Guantanamo's population grew rapidly to a maximum of 680 the following year, and expanded beyond "Camp X-Ray" to other blocks. In those early days, Human Rights Watch says, detainees were subject to "painful stress positions, extended solitary confinement, threatening military dogs, threats of torture and death" and other abuses. The Bush administration, while insisting enhanced interrogation techniques did not amount to torture, contended that exceptional methods were legitimate in the face of an ongoing threat from terrorism.
Over the past decade, the very word Guantanamo has become a touchstone in the debate over how democracy can protect itself from terror while not denying access to justice. It has also become a byword for political point-scoring and the subject of bitter argument in federal court over the principle of habeas corpus. It has found its way into popular culture, featured in Michael Moore's film "Sicko" and a Patti Smith song.
Administrative reviews of detainees obtained and published by WikiLeaks indicated that in many cases interrogators knew little about those first groups of detainees. The evidence against them was often anecdotal and anonymous, and in April 2003 Rumsfeld complained that the military was "populating Guantanamo Bay with low-level enemy combatants."
Many detainees have been released or transferred to third countries over the past decade. But it has often been difficult for the United States to find governments willing to take them. In 2009, four Uighirs from western China, who maintained they had fled to Afghanistan to escape persecution by Beijing, were suddenly transferred to Bermuda. Another 13 ended up on the Pacific Island of Palau, and yet another is now a pizza cook in Albania.
But some of that first batch to arrive at Guantanamo are among the 171 prisoners held to this day. Several high-value detainees are likely to face trial by revamped military commissions. In addition, 46 are deemed too dangerous to be released – but too difficult to prosecute, in either a military or civilian court.
Another 89 have been cleared for release by multiple federal agencies, but they remain in limbo. (The last detainee to leave Guantanamo was a 50-year-old Algerian, exactly one year ago.)
On New Year's Eve, President Barack Obama signed into law new provisions that bar the transfer of detainees currently held into the United States. for trial. The law also extends restrictions on the transfer of detainees to home or third countries – including those cleared for release by the administration. And it reaffirms the executive's authority to detain anyone determined to be a member of al Qaeda, the Taliban or associated forces "without trial until the end of hostilities."
Apparently without irony, the remaining detainees are offered classes in "time management."
Attitudes have hardened in part because a significant minority of GTMO detainees who were released or transferred – perhaps as many as 25% – have returned to jihad. Some are now senior figures in al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
The prevailing climate is a far cry from the executive order Obama signed two days after taking office that pledged to close Guantanamo by January 2010, as he declared that the "existence of Guantanamo Bay likely created more terrorists around the world than it detained."
Human rights groups have consistently criticized Guantanamo's very existence, the mistreatment of detainees and their lack of access to legal recourse. Attorneys specializing in human rights issues have devoted thousands of hours to petitions in federal court to win the release of detainees. But the Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., has invariably ruled in the government's favor. The latest case reached the U.S. Supreme Court this week.
Some on the political right argue that by their actions, detainees have forfeited their right to legal protections. In 2008, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska mocked Obama's promise to close the prison. "Al Qaeda terrorists still plot to inflict catastrophic harm on America and he's worried that someone won't read them their rights," she said.
Mitt Romney's view at the time was that "Guantanamo is a symbol of our resolve. It's also just frankly smart to keep these people not on our soil and not to have them having access to our legal system." And Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) said last year of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: "We're at war. … He did not rob a liquor store, he attacked our country."
Not all Republicans agree with such an approach. In 2008, Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) suggested bringing all the GTMO inmates to military tribunals at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas. Still, a 2010 CNN poll found that 60% of Americans favor keeping the prison open.
Unable to fulfill his election pledge to close Guantanamo, Obama explored the option of trying more accused terrorists in federal court, only to run into a political firestorm. A plan announced in 2009 to try Mohammed in federal court in New York was dropped after complaints about cost and security.
Mohammed and four others accused of some role in the 9/11 the attacks will now face military tribunals at Guantanamo, but have yet to be formally arraigned. The American Civil Liberties Union has opposed the tribunals, saying they "are sure to be subject to continuous legal challenges and delays, and their outcomes will not be seen as legitimate. That is not justice."
Saudi-born Abd Al-Rahim Al-Nashiri, a suspect in the USS Cole bombing, is the first detainee to face one of the new military commissions, but his trial won't begin until late this year – and the prosecutor in the case has said there is no guarantee he would be released even if acquitted. Al-Nashiri's case is emblematic of much of the controversy swirling around Guantanamo. The CIA inspector-general found in 2004 that he was water-boarded and had a power-drill revved close to his head while being interrogated in 2002 at a "black site" in Thailand, which may complicate the task of prosecuting him. The new commissions prohibit admission of evidence obtained by cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment.
According to human rights groups, the fate of the prisoners left at Guantanamo is only a small part of a more troubling picture, with nearly 3,000 alleged enemy combatants held without trial in Afghanistan. More than a third of them, including "high-value" Taliban, are held in a detention facility at the Bagram Air Base, dubbed "the new Guantanamo" by human rights lawyers.
The Afghan government is now demanding it take over the prison, saying detainees have alleged torture, strip searches and freezing conditions (though these appear to have occurred in the part of the prison already under Afghan control). Under international law, the United States cannot hand over any detainees likely to suffer torture, and the United Nations reported last year that detainees in Afghan custody are routinely subject to such treatment.
As the allied military presence in Afghanistan winds down, the fate of the detainees at Bagram seems certain to grow in importance, especially if no political solution that includes the Taliban is reached. The fate of the nearly 200 prisoners still held in a corner of the Caribbean may exercise some of the best legal minds in America and produce reams of paper from human rights organizations. The future of thousands more in the unforgiving mountains of the Hindu Kush may have a greater bearing on America's future security.


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Meg Moritz, professor of journalism and mass communication, studies crisis communication in the news and the impacts of media coverage on victims, as well as ethical issues for journalists and stress reactions among reporters covering violence. She also has researched the valorization of shooters through Internet postings of video and still images, which can raise issues for media companies in terms of whether and how to use such images on their websites and in TV coverage. Moritz can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 303-443-3210.
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Kenneth Foote, professor of geography, studies how events of violence and tragedy are memorialized and remembered. He has visited hundreds of sites that have been scarred by incidents of violence or tragedy in the United States and abroad, and is the author of the book "Shadowed Ground: America's Landscapes of Violence and Tragedy." He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 303-641-3346.
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Delbert Elliott, founding director of the CU-Boulder Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence and distinguished professor emeritus of sociology, is an expert on youth violence (up to age 25), the Columbine school shooting and was the senior scientific editor of "Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General" issued in 2001. He also can address University of Colorado campus gun laws. He can be reached by contacting Peter Caughey in the CU-Boulder Office of News Services and Media Relations at 303-492-4007 or firstname.lastname@example.com, or Eda Homan in the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence at 303-735-2146 or email@example.com.
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IBM announced today it intends to buy Silverpop, a cloud marketing platform that gives marketers insight into customer activity online.
Silverpop gives IBM a cloud-based marketing personalization tool that promises to provide users with a way to understand their customers better and offer more personalized experiences based on what they know.
For instance, if you know that your customer is an early adopter or a person who holds back, you can tailor your messages accordingly, rather than trying to fashion the same generic message to everyone in a one-size-fits-all approach.
Today, the goal is increasingly to find the perfect content for the "audience of one," and deliver that to whatever device the customer happens to be using at the time
From IBM's perspective, it gives them the ability to add this type of personalization to their portfolio of more than 100 SaaS offerings and it gives their customers that personalization tool so many are demanding today.
In a statement on the company website, Silverpop CEO Bill Nussey gave a typical argument for this type of deal, stating that he has been looking for a way to "accelerate the company's incredible success." And certainly being part of a company the size of IBM gives Silverpop access to a much bigger pool of resources.
Silverpop is just the latest in a series of marketing purchases by IBM. As is often the case with these types of purchases, it not only allows IBM to add Silverpop to its growing marketing services portfolio, it also gives them access to Silverpop's client portfolio which includes Mazda, Advanced Micro Devices and Stonyfield Farm.
Analyst R Ray Wang, founder of Constellation Research, wrote on Twitter: "@Silverpop addresses the need for mass personalization at scale, identity, and improved targeting."
The deal still has to pass regulatory muster and, according to IBM, is expected to close some time during the second quarter of 2014.


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The first time DiS saw a three piece Frightened Rabbit play in Nottingham two years ago, you could count the number of punters on the fingers of both hands. Since then, it's been a one-way journey upwards, aided in no small part by the critical acclaim and slow-building commercial success of 2008's sophomore album The Midnight Organ Fight (No.2 in DiS' albums of 2008).
In the meantime they've also become something of a cult phenomenon Stateside, enjoyed huge tours with the likes of Death Cab For Cutie and Biffy Clyro, and more recently, expanded their membership to five, one time Make Model guitarist Gordon Skene joining the Hutchison brothers Scott (guitar, vocals) and Grant (drums), as well as fellow guitarist Billy Kennedy and bass player-cum-keyboard twiddler Andy Monaghan.
DiS caught up with the Selkirk quintet before their capacity crowd in Nottingham's Bodega Social - a far cry from their aforementioned under-attended last appearance supporting US indie also-rans The Good Life in 2007.
Last week, saw the release of the first single, 'Swim Until You Can't See Land' from the forthcoming album The Winter Of Mixed Drinks, due for release in March of next year - it's one of our 10 albums we're most looking forward to in 2010.
Pictured at DiS in 9 Party at The Deaf Institute, Manchester
DiS: It's been 18 months since the release of Midnight Organ Fight. What have you been up to in the meantime?
Scott Hutchison: When that came out we did a lot of touring, and didn't finish that until about February of this year. Following that I just went straight back into writing and I got a new album together. We finished that in the summer. We didn't want to be one of those bands where there's a huge gap in between records.
DiS: Were you surprised at the almost blanket praise it got critically from pretty much every publication you'd care to mention?
SH: Its a nice surprise! I was proud of the album all along, but you never really know what other people may think so to get a positive response all across the globe was pretty satisfying.
Billy Kennedy: I have seen a couple of stinking reviews too...
SH: Well I guess you'll never please everybody all the time, but generally it's nice to receive credit for something you've worked extremely hard on creating.
DiS: Looking back at Midnight Organ Fight, are there any songs which stand out that you're particularly proud of?
SH: I'm really pleased with 'Modern Leper'. It still really works live, which I think is the real test for me. When you've been playing the songs night after night for over a year it's only natural that some of them will become a bit boring, but that one still excites me to this day. It has a solid, hairs-standing-on-the-back-of-the-neck quality for me.
BK: I really like 'Floating In The Forth'. It always was my favourite on the record when we were making the album and still is now.
SH: I think that one is quite special too in the fact that we never play it live, so its never lost its freshness amongst the band.
Video: Frightened Rabbit 'Head Rolls Off'
DiS: You mention being bored of some of the songs from that period. In hindsight, is there anything about Midnight Organ Fight that you'd change or leave off?
SH: No I don't think so. That would drive me insane to be honest. Once something's done, like with the new one, it's done. I think you almost have to view it as a cut-off point, a slice or memento of a particular period in time rather than if I did it now, would it be different. Of course it would, we've grown as a band since and the line-up has changed too, but I wouldn't want Midnight Organ Fight to be different because at that point in time, that's who we were. It's not who we are anymore, but it's grown into something else anyway, so I guess that makes it less relevant what I or the rest of the band think of our records. Its more about what other people think of them.
DiS: You've recently added a new member to the band, ex-Make Model guitarist Gordon Skene. How long has he been working with you?
SH: Literally no more than two weeks! He's still getting to grips with some of the stuff and one of the purposes of this little tour was to get him used to the songs. We didn't want the album to come out next year and Gordon to be really fresh then, so in a way it's good to get everyone bonded beforehand.
BK: I think from his point of view it will make him feel like he's part of the band more than he would of if he wasn't playing live with us for another five or six months.
SH: I've never been in that position but it must be difficult for him coming into something that four other people were involved in studio-wise. He's not seen any of that process yet he's coming in playing these songs that perhaps he likes, but doesn't have that same level of connection with so I think one of the aims of these shows is to try and help build that for him.
DiS: How did Gordon's involvement with the band come about?
SH: We played with Make Model a couple of times and then just socially hung out ever since. Gordon's in about three bands at any one time anyway, and he loves touring and playing live, so it kinda made sense all round. He actually came along with us last year when we played the Biffy Clyro tour and got on with everyone, which to me is the most important aspect. I mean, it's alright having a talented musician in the band but it has to be someone who everyone gets along with, and Gordon fits that criteria on both counts.
DiS: Do you see Gordon being involved in the songwriting in future?
SH: I'm slowly trying to open things up. I've not yet opened up the songwriting; I still take charge of that but I think it could be healthy. I've never once said to anyone in the band that they can't get involved. If someone wants to give it a shot I wouldn't say no. No one has ever come to me yet but I'll take submissions. Why not?
DiS: Your new album, The Winter Of Mixed Drinks, is due out in March of next year. Where did the record's title come from?
SH: It's from a line in one of the songs, 'Living In Colour' - same as Midnight Organ Fight actually, which came from a line in 'Fast Blood'. I guess we like doing that. I looked through all the lyrics and couldn't find one decent enough to use, and then that one was hiding away near the end of the record. I think the "Midnight Organ Fight" was a phrase all of our own, and with this album I wanted to create another one that we could claim as our own as well. I'd never heard that sentence before and I just wanted to call our album something we could immediately identify with.
DiS: Peter Katis, who worked with Interpol and The National earlier in the decade, also went on to produce Midnight Organ Fight. Was he involved on the new record?
SH: He mixed it for us. I'm still a bit unsure as to where mixing ends and production begins, but there's no doubt about it The Winter Of Mixed Drinks is shaping up to be a huge sounding record.
DiS: What can you tell us about the songs on the new record?
SH: I think the current single's quite a good way in. 'Swim Until You Can't See Land' pretty much represents the theme of the record.
Video: Frightened Rabbit 'Swim Until You Can't See Land'
DiS: You're on tour now until the middle of December. What does your current live set consist of?
SH: Well, we're playing three of the new songs at present - 'Swim...', 'Living In Colour' and 'Nothing Like You'. I wouldn't want to go and see a band and hear too many songs I don't know, but at the same time we have to get the songs ready for when we tour the record next year. There's only so much you can do in rehearsals. The real test comes when you play them to an audience and see what kind of response it generates.
Grant Hutchison: Whereas with the Sing The Greys material we've pretty much weeded it all out.
SH: Yeah, we'll be playing 'Square 9' for the rest of this tour but then after that there's a good chance that will go as well.
GH: This is pretty much that album's swansong and then I think we'll kill off Sing The Greys from our live set entirely.
BK: Until the arena tour!
SH: With Biffy Clyro supporting...!
DiS: You've released your Christmas single 'It's Christmas So We'll Stop' the past two years. Are there any plans for one this year?
SH: No, it's not happening.
GH: It was spoken of but we thought inflicting that song on people two years running was more than enough!
SH: We are playing a Christmas show in Glasgow and we've talked about having a string quartet and a choir so maybe that will happen.
DiS: If you were asked to record a Christmas classic as a cover what would you choose?
SH: I think I'd have to say 'Mistletoe And Wine'.
Andy Monaghan: For me it would be the theme tune from The Snowman.
SH: There was this girl on 'Pop Idol' years ago and she did a Christmas song in this really sexy outfit...what was her name? Rosie..?
GH: Rosie Ribbons?
SH: ROSIE RIBBONS! That's the one! She did 'I Saw Mummy Kissing Santa Claus' or something like that. I wonder where Rosie Ribbons is now?
GH: She's probably a milf!
DiS: Apart from releasing the new album, what else are you looking forward to in 2010?
SH: I'm looking forward to going back to South By Southwest. I'm really excited because we're not doing it the same way as we did last time we were there. We're just doing one show and one party rather than seven shows spread across the whole event.
GH: We're also looking forward to having a proper festival run next summer, which is something we've never really done as a band yet.
SH: This summer just gone, the timing didn't quite work. We were coming towards the end of recording the album and that took priority over everything else. I would love to play somewhere like Glastonbury, or even just go there as a fan. I've never been so it would be a whole new experience for me.
DiS: Finally, are there any other bands who you're particularly excited about for 2010?
SH: For me I'd have to go for The Antlers. I don't know if you've heard their album Hospice but its an amazing record, and I think they could really go onto bigger things next year.
GH: Live they're really striking. The singer Peter Silberman has an incredible voice.
Video: Frightened Rabbit 'The Greys'
Frightened Rabbit are currently touring and can be seen at the following venues:-
16 Brighton Corn Exchange (w/Gomez)
17 Southampton University (w/Gomez)
19 Exeter Lemon Grove (w/Gomez)
20 London Troxy (w/Gomez)
21 Tunbridge Wells Forum (w/Galchen)
22 Cambridge Soul Tree (w/Galchen)
24 Sheffield Plug (w/Gomez)
25 Whitehaven Civic Hall (w/Gomez)
27 Fort William B.A. Club
28 Stirling Tolbooth
29 Inverness Ironworks
1 Aberdeen Warehouse
2 Dundee Fat Sams
5 Galway Black Box (w/Modest Mouse)
7 Dublin Acadamy (w/Modest Mouse)
8 Dublin Acadamy (w/Modest Mouse)
9 Belfast Mandela Hall (w/Modest Mouse)
13 Manchester Ritz (w/Modest Mouse)
14 London Shepherds Bush Empire (w/Modest Mouse)
22 Glasgow ABC


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The Woburn Toxic Trial Process
In complicated lawsuits, it is not uncommon for the legal process to span several years from submission of the original complaint to completion of the trial. The lawsuit filed by the eight families in Woburn extended from 1979, past the trial held in 1986, through appeals that lasted into 1990. Many of the key issues related to the Woburn Toxic Trial are shown on the time table shown below.
Woburn Toxic Trial Chronology
May 22, 1979 | Massachusetts closes Woburn wells G and H because of measured contamination of organic solvents is well above U.S. Public Health Standards. |
October 4, 1979 | Rev. Bruce Young begins organizing local families that have one or more family members diagnosed with leukemia. |
August, 1980 | First meeting between attorneys and families with members having been diagnosed with leukemia. |
October, 1980 | Families engage attorney Joe Mulligan of Mulligan & Reed. |
May 1981 | Attorney Jan Schlichtmann meets with families on behalf of Mulligan & Reed. |
May 14, 1982 | Woburn families file complaint in Massachusetts Superior Court for Middlesex County alleging contamination of Wells G and H by Beatrice Foods, Inc. (John J. Riley Tannery) and W.R. Grace & Co. (Cryovac) causing the unusual occurrence of leukemia in Woburn. |
May 19, 1982 | Summons served on W.R. Grace and Beatrice regarding the plaintiffs' complaint. |
June 9, 1982 | W.R. Grace files answers to the complaint in state court. |
October 7, 1982 | Plaintiffs initiate pretrial discovery presenting interrogatories to W.R. Grace and Beatrice. |
November 9, 1982 | Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedures invoked by W.R. Grace. |
December 15, 1982 | Rule 11 hearing between attorneys and Judge Skinner. |
January 6, 1983 | Second hearing on Rule 11 motion. |
February 7, 1983 | W.R. Grace submits answers to interrogatories (initial response) |
December 1983 | Incorporation of the law firm Schlichtmann, Conway and Crowley. |
May 18, 1984 | W.R. Grace requests summary judgment. |
July 25, 1984 | Judge Skinner denies summary judgment. |
September 5, 1984 | Parties begin scheduling order of depositions of potential witnesses. |
October 26, 1984 | Judge Skinner rules on impleader filed by W.R. Grace to add UniFirst as a defendant. |
January 7, 1985 | Beginning of depositions; Schlichtmann, Conway and Crowley initiate environmental assessment of Riley 15-acre property. |
September 1985 | WGBH in Boston and Chedd-Angier move to intervene to use deposition information to make the Woburn story into a TV documentary. |
December 1985 | CBS, Inc. files a Complaint of Intervenor for case information regarding its development of a '60 Minutes' segment regarding Woburn; first deposition of George Pinder, the plaintiffs' hydrogeology expert. |
January 1986 | Depositions of plaintiffs' and defendants' other experts. Depositions completed January 22, 1986. |
January 29, 1986 | First day of pretrial conference; Judge Skinner announces intent to divide trial into separate phases, the first phase requiring demonstration that either or both defendants contaminated wells G and H. |
February 17, 1986 | First day of jury impaneling; jury selection continues through February 25. |
March 2, 1986 | '60 Minutes' broadcasts segment titled "What Killed Jimmy Anderson". |
March 10, 1986 | Trial begins with plaintiffs presenting their case. |
June 2, 1986 | Defendants' move for directed verdicts. Defendants' experts begin testimony. |
June 9, 1986 | Judge Skinner rules against directed verdicts. The trial continues. |
July 1, 1986 | Jurors and Judge Skinner visit the Woburn wells G and H, and the defendants' properties. |
July 14, 1986 | Closing arguments made by parties. |
July 15, 1986 | Judge Skinner provides jurors with a set of interrogatory questions concerning the specific year and month that a particular contaminant reached wells G and H. |
July 28, 1986 | Jurors reach verdict: Beatrice acquitted, Grace found liable for contaminating wells G and H. First phase of the trial ends. The next phase, demonstrating causality of leukemia by the remaining defendant (W.R. Grace & Co.) is scheduled to begin in September. |
September 21, 1986 | Phase two of the trial begins. |
September 22, 1986 | Judge Skinner announces grant of new trial for Phase one based on a motion submitted by W.R. Grace for a mistrial. Plaintiffs and W.R. Grace reach an out-of-court settlement. Judge Skinner dismisses the jury. |
October 31, 1986 | Plaintiffs file an appeal against Beatrice. |
1987 | U.S. Geological Survey releases report titled "Area of Influence and Zone of Contribution to Superfund Site Wells G & H, Woburn Massachusetts," which contains the analysis and interpretation of the raw data collected in 1985 and 1986 prior to the trial. |
September 1987 | Plaintiffs made aware of the 1983 "Yankee" report. |
October 26, 1987 | Hearings on plaintiffs' motion for vacation of judgment regarding Beatrice. |
January 22, 1988 | Judge Skinner denies motion for new trial against Beatrice. |
January 25, 1988 | Plaintiffs appeal Judge Skinner's ruling against retrial of Beatrice. |
July 27, 1988 | Oral arguments in the Court of Appeals regarding requests for new trial. |
December 22, 1988 | Judge Skinner issues further orders regarding requests of appeals. |
April 30, 1990 | United States Court of Appeals denies plaintiffs request for a rehearing the case. |
July 1991 | U.S. EPA finalizes a $69.5 million settlement with five responsible parties for the cleanup of the Wells G & H Superfund Site. The responsible parties include Beatrice, W.R. Grace, UniFirst, Hemingway Trucking, and New England Plastics. |


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September 14, 2011
Don't want to wait for the snail-mail edition of September's Design News to hit your doorstep? Then read our free digital editions right now.
You can navigate through the September 2011 issue of Design News using the forward and back buttons in the top left corner. Additional navigational tools at the bottom enable you to view the contents or to quickly scroll through thumbnails of all the pages. To download the PDF version, click on the icon in the upper-right-hand corner.
This month's highlights include our cover story on the upcoming plug-in electric Prius by senior technical editor Charles Murray. (It's also posted on the site here, but there are additional pictures in the e-magazine version.) I believe Chuck has become the foremost journalist covering new car technologies, and he's always worth reading.
"Design Tools Get the Human Touch" is the next piece you'll want to read. Contributing CAD editor Beth Stackpole writes about how the trend towards increasingly feature-rich design tools is now giving way to a focus on usability. My skeptical nature leads me to wonder if this is perhaps temporary and simply part of the cyclical back-and-forth between what tools theoretically can do -- 90% of which you'll never try at home -- and what they're used for on a daily basis.
Following page 62, we've got a great supplement on Mechatronics. It's entitled "Miniaturization Muscles into Medical Devices" and starts with a Zigbee-based patient-monitoring system.
I hope you'll download and devour all the articles I've mentioned above, along with the rest of the issue. When you're done, I hope you'll send me your feedback and suggestions. Email me at [email protected].
I also invite you to register on this site -- something that over 2,200 of your colleagues have done since our relaunch in July -- and join our growing and increasingly vibrant online community. As well, you can register to subscribe to our print issue here.
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